# Kurua Village, Gobindpur, Dhanbad (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Gobindpur, Dhanbad 

# Kurua

Kurua is a village in Gobindpur sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **622 people in 108 households**, the 122nd largest of 213 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.6%.

- 622people (2011)
- 108households
- 55.5%literacy
- 1,033females per 1,000 males

## Kurua PIN code and other codes

Kurua falls in Gobindpur sub-district, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatBario
- Community development blockGobindpur
- Census village code361772

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kurua from nearby towns?

- Gobindpur (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Dhanbad (district HQ)25 km by road
- Dhanbad (nearest town)25 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Kurua?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Kurua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 7 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kurua known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 28% of the 137 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Kurua

Of every 100 households in Kurua in 2011, 56 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kurua · ■ Gobindpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**48%

Use banking services ****16%**

**54%

Television ****21%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**14%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Kurua?

■ Kurua · ■ Gobindpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.5%**

**67.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1033**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1483**

**918

Working population ****57.7%**

**40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.5% for men and 39.2% for women. 57% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 16 (4%) · **■** Other work 53 (15%) · **■** Marginal 290 (81%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Gobindpur

- Gahira646 people
- Manaidi641 people
- Sonaria632 people
- Tentuliatanr630 people
- Saharjori615 people
- Ratra609 people
- Jargari607 people
- Jambad594 people

[All 220 villages in Gobindpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dhanbad/gobindpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kurua from Dhanbad?25 km by road
- What is the population of Kurua?622 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kurua in?Dhanbad district (Gobindpur sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Kurua?55.5% (Census 2011)